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Sweet Surrender

posted by regan

Having recently moved from San Francisco to New York, I still toggle the coasts pretty regularly. A trip out West seems to always include a visit to Miette in Hayes Valley, a candy store that’s equal parts Parisian confiserie and five-and-dime, with a dash of dressing-room girlishness that’s irresistible.

The madcap array of candy is as beautifully put together as it is displayed, and ranges from the usual (multicolored gumballs, jawbreakers, and the full spectrum of jelly beans) to the unexpected (sea-salt caramels, old-fashioned candy bars, imported chocolates, malt balls, and an assortment of candy cigarettes). Cakes, cupcakes, and pastel almond macaroons (from the store’s sister bakeshop) fill the front window and an entire wall sports an international selection of black licorice (my personal favorite).

Nearly everything is sold by the pound, so you can buy as little or as much as you like. In fact, I’m enjoying my stash of Danish Heksehyl Zoet at my desk as I post this!

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